By LiLy
You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. Grateful for life.
PJEFC’s mission trip to Bhaktapur, Nepal, Dec. 11 to 18, 2025, was a spiritually enriching experience of God’s amazing work and blessings in a country I hadn’t been to. The weather and environment were really tough, but it was a great lesson in perseverance, with the Lord’s enabling and encouragement from the other team members. My faith was definitely deepened by the wonderful testimonies of the local churches and Christians in Nepal.
Pastor Hari’s Home Church
A poor small village where most young adults work abroad, leaving the elderly and children behind. God blessed and used Pr Hari’s family to establish a church in their home. Currently, about 30–40 people, mainly their neighbours and their children, attend the Sunday worship service. Besides Pr Hari’s family, another entire family has come to faith. Here, transcending age, skin color, culture, and wealth, we are all the same in Jesus Christ. This is especially meaningful in a caste culture where those of the higher castes do not mingle with those below.
I heard of the miraculous healing of Ruben, Pr Hari’s youngest son, who fell from the third-floor balcony of their house when he was 19 months old, yet he survived and is completely normal today. This is truly God’s work and protection. He is now 8 years old, a handsome, active boy, and a Christian—a wonderful testimony that paved the way for Pr Hari to establish a home church and preach the gospel. The arrival of our mission team greatly encouraged Pr Hari’s family church, both materially and spiritually. Although materially lacking and surrounded by Hindu devotees, Pr Hari remains deeply grateful for God’s blessings and for using him to share the gospel.
“Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.” (1 Corinthians 1:26-29 NIV)
Building the Church
The church is located in a residential area of Kathmandu, surrounded by closely adjacent homes. A nearby household once sued the church’s ministry. The church’s land is rented by the pastor, Timothy KC, from his foster father-in-law for a period of 15 years. A brother donated USD20,000 to construct the building, and the current 100 good-quality chairs in the church were donated by another brother.
Chautari Community Church
This is another house church in the ancient city of Dhumbar Square, also surrounded by tightly packed residential houses. Only residents of the ancient city can buy and sell land here, and a single plot of land usually has 4–5 titleholders, making it extremely difficult to purchase a piece of land. However, nothing is impossible with God. This plot was eventually purchased by the pastor, Richan, and a 4-storey building was later constructed. The third floor is currently used for Sunday worship. The small space of just over 30 square meters can surprisingly accommodate 80 people sitting on the floor. The pastor’s wife is also very skillful; all the Christmas decorations were handmade by her and are very exquisite. The pastor’s preaching of the gospel focused on a unified new identity in Christ, transcending various ethnicities.
Jesus went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.” (John 6:65 NIV)
Nepalese Christian Support Organisation
An organisation in Kathmandu that connects returning Nepali Christians (after working abroad) with suitable churches and helps with practical issues like deducted wages, visas, and repatriation.
Korean Missionary Organization
We had dinner with Pastor Jin and his 15-year-old son at the restaurant they own. Pr Jin has been in Nepal for 20 years, using the restaurant and language school as platforms for evangelism, which also allows him to obtain a long-term residency visa. The workers hired are all locals, and the gospel is spread this way.
Great Source of Gratitude
A great source of gratitude this time is that my son, Rock, was actively involved in this mission trip. The village conditions and environment were a huge challenge for him, but he did well in the children’s ministry and made a decision to receive Jesus as his Lord and Saviour under the guidance of Pr Jeremy. Thank God for His grace. (Read his testimony here)
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” (John 14:6-7 NIV)
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” (John 17:3 NIV)
Original article in Chinese
首先，我要感谢Pastor Jeremy，感谢我的弟兄Andrew和Samuel（他还在尼泊尔），还有我的妈妈，也感谢整个PJEFC大家庭的支持。这次的trip才能发生。
祝大家圣诞快乐（虽然有点晚了）。其实我家去年12月圣诞节期间加入了这个教会，我简直不敢相信，仅仅一年时间，我就和这个大家庭一起踏上了尼泊尔的宣教之旅。非常感谢上帝赐予我这个机会。阿门。
风景很漂亮eh，食物也好吃，人们也很友善。还能说什么呢，哈哈。开玩笑啦。我还有东西要分享。
实际上，我们在短短一周内做了很多事情。
第一天，我和妈妈与团队的其他成员会合，因为我们在从波卡拉出发，经过8个小时的车程后，在一家酒店过夜先然后他们都已经住在Pastor Hari 家了。我们还进行了一次prayer walk，游览了村庄，并购买了晚餐的食材。哦，对了，在祷告散步的时候，有三只狗追着我要吃的，所以哈里牧师给我买了饼干喂它们。晚上，我们举行了青年圣经学习小组，放音乐、唱歌，塞缪尔还讲解了使徒行传。
第二天是我们的周日敬拜。我和samuel尔没想到这么早就开始儿童环节，因为所有人迟到了1个半小时，但是我们还是顺利完成了第一个session。等大家到了，我谈了一些英文敬拜歌曲，一位名叫迪佩卡的教会成员用尼泊尔语做了敬拜。之后，jeremy牧师讲了关于圣诞节的道。孩子们看了电影，吃了点心。点心里有一个又大又好吃的萨莫萨三角饺。下午，我们根据诗篇119篇105节的经文做了一个DIY灯。
最后一天，我一整天都在忙着各种活动 for the children ministry。他们折了纸飞机，画了祷告的五个步骤，还学了一些圣经经文，但显然他们并没有把这些实体应用，因为在激烈的游戏中，他们彼此之间缺乏爱。You know the saying love another. 真的都吵起来了。所以下次可能需要调整一下。
最后我想谈谈我个人的收获。这几天对我影响深远，让我更加坚定地走向神。人生并非总能按计划进行，每天发生的事情都印证了这一点。一切都偏离了预定的轨道。但最终，神似乎总能让一切顺利。所以，或许在感到绝望或迷茫的时候，我可以信赖他，相信一切都会好起来的。我也感觉自己能够享受他创造的美丽世界，清晨沐浴在阳光下，手里捧着一杯热乎乎的milo。我想，城里很多人可能都没时间做这些。我还开始参加杰里米牧师的洗礼课程，这对我来说是一个重要的信仰里程碑。我为自己能够走出舒适区，准备好将自己完全交托给基督而感到无比自豪。
我希望有一天，我教过的孩子们也能追随我的脚步，在尼泊尔的社区里带领更多人成为基督的信徒。
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